Today’s featured guest is Jason Pietruszka from @jjpconstruction, a retired musician turned contractor. Jason learned how to run a business early on while he was young and still in the music industry. However, he quickly realized that his success will only be based on someone else’s output. So he decided to start on his own. His […]
Smart Growth
If you have an interest in growing your construction business. Here are several options for smart growth: A – Train somebody B – Finding already trained workers C – Steal somebody D – Outsource E – Scale down on number of projects There are lots of reasons to try to grow & expand your […]
The Danger of the Vanity Metric – Top Line Revenue
We tend to think of business success along the metric of money and generated revenues. Construction contractors are too often caught up by the vanity of the top line revenue. Top line revenue is the easiest to understand as it’s the first line on your profit and loss statement – your revenue is what clients […]
Meeting with Clients – First Impressions
“If you do what you’ve always done, you’ll get what you’ve always gotten.” – Tony Robbins Are your Ducks in a Row? Preparing for the first meeting involves a bit of research and preparation. Will you walk up the driveway empty handed? Will you have a big box of product samples like a Kirby vacuum salesman? Do […]
3 Key Contractor Scheduling Terms
Keeping a schedule on a construction project can be very similar to attempting to herd a litter of cats in the same direction. A construction project has so many moving parts that it can be a daunting task to keep a project on schedule. Deliveries, employees, subcontractors, vendors and the dreaded but inevitable DELAYS all […]
[Sam Shelton] Be Willing To Adapt And Never Take Shortcuts
Today’s featured guest is Sam Shelton from Alaska Builders. Just like usual we dive in and explore Sam’s story from the beginning to where he’s at today. However, I do need to say this upfront. Soon after we recorded this interview, Sam wrote to me and told me he had an accident on his job […]